You smile like I’m no one,
Still I walk beside you like it means something
Holding back my fire,
‘Cause your heart belongs to another man
I lit candles in the dark for you
Praying with words I never said
Love like a ghost inside my chest
You never knew, but I bled
I stood quiet while you laughed
Told myself I’m strong enough
But silence ain’t strength, it’s a cage
Now I burn inside this rage
I burn in silence, screaming loud
A thousand drums inside me now
I gave you love, I gave you truth
But you looked right through
I break in shadows, fall apart
And still I guard your fragile heart
Even if you never knew —
I burned for you
Saw you cry in someone else’s arms
And still, I wanted to be your calm
You said I’m like a brother —
So why does it feel like murder?
These days I don’t sleep much
Just trace your name in air
Wish I could hate you clean
But love’s still burning there
Not every love is meant to stay
But some never get to start
If I’m the story you won’t tell
You’re the scar I wear like art
I burn in silence, deep and slow
Where rivers cry, and no one knows
You took the light, you took the sun
Left me undone
I stand alone in ancient pain
A rhythm born in old refrain
Even if I fade from view —
I burned for you
For you… only you… always you...
Still I walk beside you like it means something
Holding back my fire,
‘Cause your heart belongs to another man
I lit candles in the dark for you
Praying with words I never said
Love like a ghost inside my chest
You never knew, but I bled
I stood quiet while you laughed
Told myself I’m strong enough
But silence ain’t strength, it’s a cage
Now I burn inside this rage
I burn in silence, screaming loud
A thousand drums inside me now
I gave you love, I gave you truth
But you looked right through
I break in shadows, fall apart
And still I guard your fragile heart
Even if you never knew —
I burned for you
Saw you cry in someone else’s arms
And still, I wanted to be your calm
You said I’m like a brother —
So why does it feel like murder?
These days I don’t sleep much
Just trace your name in air
Wish I could hate you clean
But love’s still burning there
Not every love is meant to stay
But some never get to start
If I’m the story you won’t tell
You’re the scar I wear like art
I burn in silence, deep and slow
Where rivers cry, and no one knows
You took the light, you took the sun
Left me undone
I stand alone in ancient pain
A rhythm born in old refrain
Even if I fade from view —
I burned for you
For you… only you… always you...